Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 383 on Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 383 of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page.

Basics

• About the tab-opening link action unstated? issue
  • Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• About the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page
  • URL: https://pnsqc.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:53
• About HTML element 383
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: RSVP:
  • Start tag: <a href="https://luma.com/7443v31u" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="inline-flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-full border border-white/10 bg-white/5 hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors" aria-label="RSVP on Luma" title="RSVP on Luma">
  • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[3]/div[3]/div[1]/a[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 1134, y = 2541, width = 36, height = 36

Diagnoses

1. Check that this link's link text contains information indicating that the link will open in a new window.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle3.Guideline3_2.3_2_5.H83.3

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt